Create A Portrait (Page 2): PS CC 2014 and Portrait Pro 12.

Rick36203 Loc: Northeast Alabama

dannac wrote:

This is really nice Rick.

What software ?

PS CC 2014 and Portrait Pro 12.

gypsy02 Loc: Indiana

Rick36203 wrote:

You're right. Beauty marks returned. :)

Yes, I agree too. The beauty marks are the person. Very nice edit, Rick. Have you applied re-touch to the eyes and teeth also? Would you mind sharing a little of what you have done in your editing? Thanks! Marilyn

gypsy02 Loc: Indiana

Thank you all for taking your time and sharing your talents! Like them all!!! For some reason, I liked this photo and also kinda liked the hair in hand but couldn't decide to keep or crop close. Seems majority here like the close crop. And most kept in a little of the background Christmas lights. Seeing what others do to make a photo improvement via pp is my favorite part of this entire forum - a lot of talent and skill through different visions. I think this photo of Katie will end up being printed and put in the family album - Mom & Dad will probably enjoy a copy of it too! Thanks everyone for offering your opinions! Greatly appreciated!
Marilyn

CajonPhotog Loc: Shreveport, LA

Late arrival: I botched the hair sooooo bad. I need to find out how to use the weapons I have to get a good selection. Using PS CC 2014, but obviously I don't have a good grasp on selecting hair.

Portrait Edit

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Qbert Loc: Virginia

Flyextreme wrote:

All of these look great! I don't have an edit to submit, but I thought it worth mentioning that at least one aspect that is close to home for me.

I noticed on some edits that the beauty marks have been removed. When I offered to do this to my daughter's image, she got a little upset because they are a part of who she is. Of course, who wouldn't want cuts or pimples removed but, beauty marks may be another issue to the individual in the photograph.

Just a thought :wink:

And a valid thought.
Beauty mark editing is a very personal thing indeed. Generally, I have found that when asked, most women wanted them removed. Men, for the most part, didnt care one way or the other, teens, both male and female wanted all blemishes and beauty marks gone, and the parents of younger children wanted marks to remain. Its all about personal preference, and its up to us to ask.

Weddingguy Loc: British Columbia - Canada

gypsy02 wrote:

I really kinda like this shot of my granddaughter and would like to make it into a nicer portrait type photo. I'm not really familiar with "the portrait rules" about how much to crop, how much of hands to show, take out background Christmas lights, fill in shoulder or crop out, etc. Wondering if any of you might show me what you would do with this. There is no pp applied to the photo yet. Thanks in advance for any attempts!

Here's my take on it . . .

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Rick36203 Loc: Northeast Alabama

gypsy02 wrote:

Yes, I agree too. The beauty marks are the person. Very nice edit, Rick. Have you applied re-touch to the eyes and teeth also? Would you mind sharing a little of what you have done in your editing? Thanks! Marilyn

Sure, here's a view of the layer stack with layer labels that should help explain the process.

The Portrait Pro Plug-in (which I really like) was used to enhance eyes, teeth, hair, and lighting (the lighting controls are one of my favorite features in this program). The eye & teeth adjustments had to be scaled back since the defaults are too aggressive. No sculpting or smoothing was needed with the base image I used. After returning to Photoshop, the P-Pro results had to be scaled back again to keep the image from appearing over-processed.

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gypsy02 Loc: Indiana

Rick36203 wrote:

Sure, here's a view of the layer stack with layer ... (show quote)

Thank you for posting this. I'll have to look into that plug-in. You did a great job with all these adjustments and not being aggressive or artificial. You have a good eye!

gypsy02 Loc: Indiana

CajonPhotog wrote:

Late arrival: I botched the hair sooooo bad. I need to find out how to use the weapons I have to get a good selection. Using PS CC 2014, but obviously I don't have a good grasp on selecting hair.

Well, I have to kinda agree with you that the hair could be improved - maybe it's not that sooooo bad. But I liked the background and the way you handled eliminating the items along the bottom edge. I never would have thought of that. Thank you!

gypsy02 Loc: Indiana

Weddingguy wrote:

Here's my take on it . . .

Thank you! Nice job on extending the shoulder area and putting in the blue background. Looks good with that color. Also like including the hand and hair.

infocus Loc: Australia

gypsy02 wrote:

I really kinda like this shot of my granddaughter and would like to make it into a nicer portrait type photo. I'm not really familiar with "the portrait rules" about how much to crop, how much of hands to show, take out background Christmas lights, fill in shoulder or crop out, etc. Wondering if any of you might show me what you would do with this. There is no pp applied to the photo yet. Thanks in advance for any attempts!

Hi Gypsy02, I am probably too late but I thought I'd give it go anyway. Hope you like it. I thought the best way to handle the background was to get rid of it but I thought a solid colour was too stark. I also think a close crop is better for accentuating her beauty. She is a lovely looking girl and you are very proud grand mother.

Weddingguy Loc: British Columbia - Canada

infocus wrote:

Hi Gypsy02, I am probably too late but I thought I'd give it go anyway. Hope you like it. I thought the best way to handle the background was to get rid of it but I thought a solid colour was too stark. I also think a close crop is better for accentuating her beauty. She is a lovely looking girl and you are very proud grand mother.

Nice job :thumbup:

infocus Loc: Australia

Weddingguy wrote:

Nice job :thumbup:

Thank you, I hope the OP likes it too.

gypsy02 Loc: Indiana

infocus wrote:

Hi Gypsy02, I am probably too late but I thought I'd give it go anyway. Hope you like it. I thought the best way to handle the background was to get rid of it but I thought a solid colour was too stark. I also think a close crop is better for accentuating her beauty. She is a lovely looking girl and you are very proud grand mother.

Thank you ..... great job! The background does soften the photo and compliments the colors. You're right .... I'm a pretty proud grandmother!

infocus Loc: Australia

gypsy02 wrote:

Thank you ..... great job! The background does soften the photo and compliments the colors. You're right .... I'm a pretty proud grandmother!

I am pleased you like it. Have a great New Year. :D